| Larsen Jensen | |
| Full Name: | Larsen Alan Jensen |
| Nicknames: | "Larjo" |
| Birth Date: | September 1, 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
| Weight: | 194 lb |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | Mission Viejo Nadadores |
| Collegeteam: | University of Southern California |
Larsen Alan Jensen (born September 1, 1985) is an American former competition swimmer and a two-time Olympic medalist.
At the 2003 World Championships, Jensen earned a silver medal in the 800-meter freestyle, his first medal at the international level.[1]
He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning silver in the 1,500-meter freestyle race, as well as competing in the 400-meter freestyle, where he finished fourth. At the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, he won silver medals in the 800 and 1,500-meter freestyle races.
Jensen completed his degree in political science with a minor in business at the University of Southern California in 2007.
Jensen competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he won the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle, and also placed fifth in the 1,500-meter freestyle.[2]
Jensen is the current American record holder in the 400-meter freestyle and former American record holder in the 1,500-meter freestyle.
After Larsen Jensen's career in swimming, he took a career in the military enlisting in the United States Navy and becoming a Navy SEAL from 2009 to 2015.
Following his retirement from the military, Larsen enrolled into Stanford Graduate School of Business and obtained a MBA.
| Event | Time | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 m freestyle | 3:42.78 | August 10, 2008 | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:45.29 | August 21, 2004 |